Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Suddenly I'm all for the Union

Good news first:
Today has been a hive free day!!!!! I don't know why - but I'll take it!

Now for the bad news:
The situation at Hubby's work has been resolved but not the way we were hoping.
He's been suspended for 10 days from work. Here's the story:

He went in on Saturday to work a 7 - 3 shift. Overtime. There were only about 7 guys in the whole plant. He did his work, gave them more than the quota in parts and went to sit down in the cafeteria to read. He started to doze off a little with his head in his hand, his elbow on the table and a paper in front of him. This was at 2p.m. (on a Saturday - just to remind you)
A security guard came in the door and asked Hubby if he was sick. Hubby said "no". The guard left.

It turns out that someone had called an ambulance and reported a "man down". There was no man down and the paramedics made a trip for nothing. Nobody knows who called or why. The security guard (not the foreman) informed the area manager that he caught Hubby sleeping in the cafeteria. Thus the ten day suspension without pay.

Somebody is trying to cover their ass and Hubby is the scapegoat. This is so insane. Hubby has not missed a day in nine years, is never late and is one of two or three who always give the company quota. It's common practice for them to sit in the cafeteria when their work is done and of course on a Saturday when it's overtime and hardly anyone is there, the atmosphere is going to be a bit more relaxed. HE DID HIS JOB AND MORE! So he closes his eyes and misses two weeks of pay. Needless to say there will be a grievance.

If anyone wants to go golfing in the next week and a half...I might have a partner for ya.

1 comment:

Mrs. Flinger said...

That's just wrong. I could go off about stupid people at work, but it wouldn't help any. (ok, maybe make me feel better a little because stupid people suck)

Hope things get resolved soon. Someone has to know the truth out there and be able to testify on your hubby's behalf. I mean, that's just nuts.